Indonesia incorporates Islamic values in economic recovery policies
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Vice President Ma ruf Amin delivered his keynote address to an online discussion on Sharia Business and Academic Synergy (SBAS), on December 9, 2020. (Asdep KIP Setwapres) Having the world s largest Muslim population, it s very natural for Indonesia to start looking at Islamic or sharia economic principles to strengthen its economic resilience and untap potential of the sharia economy.
The sharia economy is believed to enable the nation implement the recovery of its economy battered by the COVID-pademic, toward a just, sustainable, and green economy.
To develop the sharia economy at its full potential, the government in 2020, issued a presidential decree on the National Committee for Sharia Economy and Finance (KNEKS).
Finance Ministry wins Climate Bonds Awards 2021 6 hours ago
An officer briefs a visitor about Green Sukuk Investor Day in Jakarta on November 16, 2019. (ANTARA FOTO/Dhemas Reviyanto/am)
This is public recognition of all organizations and government agencies success in directing capital, shifting towards achieving low carbon solutions, and the larger transition towards zero-clean Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Finance Ministry has received the Climate Bonds Awards 2021 from the Climate Bond Initiative (CBI), which has deemed it one of the world’s leading government agencies encouraging green finance in the past year.
The Climate Bonds Awards, which have entered their sixth year in 2021, are bestowed upon organizations and government agencies in recognition of their success in developing a sustainable financial sector.
QNB wins Green Market Pioneer in Qatar award
25 Apr 2021 - 11:24
The Peninsula
QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa, has won the “Green Market Pioneer in Qatar” Award at the sixth Climate Bonds Awards, announced by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).
The Climate Bonds Awards, provided by the London-based non-profit CBI, recognizes institutions who have demonstrated leadership through pioneering initiatives and green issuances to support specific climaterelated or environmental projects.
Commenting on this, Executive General Manager and Group Chief Business Officer at QNB, Yousef Mahmoud Al Neama stated: “QNB is honored to receive this prestigious award in recognition of the performance and commitment the Group has demonstrated in supporting the development of a green bond market in the region, whilst attracting a more diversified and socially conscious base of investors.